Dynamic KOrea

hi guys and gals,

Thanks you all for your over whelming support and encouragement! muacks and claps to everyone.I Love and miss u all so dearly. This feverish support from you guys and gals will fuel even greater ambitions to make our blog achieve an ISO- 3 million mark and platinum Status.

( so DRAMA....yucks cannot stand myself)

Firstly, i will answer why the evil fish is called "THE EVIL FISH" ( he is so gonna get it!) wahahahah

i wonder if anyone of you do this but if u do? its totally fine with me just dun let me find out.

shijie seems to transcend into another state of mind when he is prepared for sleep.Like a sacred ritual, he somehow imagines himself to be a fish and thus proceeds to wrap himself tightly from chest down in a blue blanket (which He stole from a Thai airways flight). all the way down to the feet. he then adjust his position so that he sleeps with his chest parallel to the wall. and Wha La!!!! transformation is completed. Resembling the silhouette of a Fish with a extremely small head, he then "swims" to his dream land of ( i have yet to figure that out).

i will then wake up in the morning to find him miraculously and beautifully wrapped up again sometimes in a different position. you knw like a sushi roll? i mean seriously, seriously. sleeping is the most unglam part of me. come on when u twist and turn, a few kicks here and there, your bed sheets and blankets are in a mess when u wake up...! and sometimes when you lOOK into the mirror Argh!!!!! u almost feel like Katrina has just passed u. ( hahahha)

But somehow shijie is one person who makes himself look pretty before, during and after sleep! i mean who the hell does that!!!!?,maybe its because of all the long seaweed rice rolls with meat and veggies (called kim Bak) that we eat almost every single day. Unfortunately, its the cheapest filling food we guys could find. erm actually the Koreans dun even think of it as food, its a side dish for them. WE are that PooR. pls set up a (Feed OUR CLassmates in Korea Fund). All acts of charity will be appreciated. :-) hahahaahah. Yeeyer.

Anyways, when i remarked that he looked like a Wrapped fish, he said i look like a WHALE with my blanket on. Come on!!!! WTF. He call me a WHALE leh, i only said he looks like Fish, he calls me a WHALE. so i said he is damn evil!

Therefore the Evil Fish was born!

Hmmm Okie thats all for now, now let me find something to say abt KOrea. let me make a politically correct statement first. with all due respects to the Koreans, i do like it here , dun get me wrong its just something which u dun see in Sg often.

You guys knw abt the STB with the Uniquely Singapore and the Malaysians with the Truly Asia. for Korea, its DYNAMIC KOREA!!!!

i used to think, quite uncreatively that dynamic means fantastic clubbing scenes, endless 24hr shopping centres, great culture etc.... i have to confess i am so wrong and narrow minded. Yesterday night, while on the 1.5 hrs train journey back from a Shopping distinct in Seoul. i caught a glimpse of how dynamic Korea is.

In Korea sometimes the trains are almost like the extension of the street scape. why do i say that? There are apparently people who peddle products like 3000won socks and sometimes gums/sweets on the trains. they will just drag a trolley into the cabin and then stand in the middle and shout.... 3000 won socks anyone ... or sweets anyone?... i bet its illegal but trust me i saw people buying. ahahahahaha but so far i have not seen anyone selling hot food yet.(You can eat in trains ). or maybe i have yet to see.

And then there are men in smart suits who preach in trains too!!!! There was this incident when a Korean man was violently shouting from one end of the cabin to another man at the other end who was preaching. obviously some anguish/strong emotions and profane words were exchanged. Anyway, it was like watching an exciting tennis match between two men. you knw ,with the passengers' heads turning left and right while the men at either ends took their turns to lash out at the other. hahaha it was damn serious. it lasted for about five mins and it sort of ended when the person who preached left the cabin. and .... the man who started the "discourse" sat beside me. OMGAWD. i was like praying let me alight asap. aahahahaah/////

And what abt drunk teenagers after their ShoJu sessions, As they sat beside me you could literally smell the alcohol when they exhaled. it was a hilarious scene because two girls were trying to snatch a pair newly purchased boxers from their guy friend's shopping bag. hahahah. after they succeeded they even waved the boxers ard. they definitely succeeded in embarrassing the guy. hahaha. well what youthful exuberance and energy!!!!!!.

What a Dynamic Train ride which literally added some fun to the other wise mundane and sanitized journey back.

You see all kinds of weird pple and things happening as if the train is no longer a train.
Er.... whatever that means...

Talking abt girls, i think they are more aggressive than the male species here.They shoved anything aside which they think is in their way. Size and Gender is secondary. Can u imagine Wenyi doing that to me. OMGAAWd..... Shoving me aside when she wants to get to the tutor or a bargain or water cooler in front of me!!!!hahaha i love u nice girls in Singapore, i am afraid of the women here...especially with my unstable ankle..... hahahhha.

which actually reminded me of a comment that THE EVIL FISH once said of our dear Tutor last sem. " She is a MAN lor..." aahahaha

Man, the Women here are more Man than Men!!!!!

With all the love from my ardent supporters....

GBB Stupid Pork.

when we have only each other.

After so many days of harrassing our koreans in bringing us around, we decided to arm ourselves with a map and a korean phrase book and walk into the city without any knowledge of the korean language. (or any help that is).

so yesterday, it was a saturday (yay no work) after waking up at 6 for the last three days we woke up at 11 for lunch and laundry. We were in slow-mo mode... we end up heading out at about 2pm. to Suwon, our first adventure was to take a bus there and visit the world heritage fortress.

we were able to find the bus-stop outside school after some pointing, gestures and primitive english with some locals. we also managed to get up the bus all the way to Suwon from Ansan. so smart!

we were lucky there was a tourist information centre nearby and we asked for directions. Apparently the fortress looks very near the bus station...

the information lady was very nice she drew on the map as she speaks...

'you have to pay 1000won for the bus ride there'

'pay another 1500won for the entrance fee'

'pay 1000won for the fortress ride'

'on your way back you have to pay another 1000won back to the station.'

all i heard was PAY PAY PAY. i think i was traumatised or something.. i gave her the shocked face and she looked at me puzzled... oh man i will never be able to afford korea.

she also drew out the whole distance the bus has to travel and the map looked like its being doodled over and over again...

we decided to be adventurous (since we were able to take the bus we sure can walk there on ourselves..) and walk to the fortress itself. we were so sure of ourselves.

we spent the next 2 hrs finding the place.

i must emphasize that its not our fault or we that we have no direction sense... the map is the most horrible map on earth and maybe on mars and jupiter as well! they have nothing in sight that is on the map and nothing on the site that is on the map. they dont show any contours when the place is ACTUALLY hilly. we were actually perspiring in korea!

then there was em. pretty em. luckily we have em. she just have this manipulative vice on men. she manage to get this guy to show us to the palace fortress, the main tourist attraction. so we ended up at the place at about 5pm. and the palace closes at 6.

BUT hopes were not down, we still enter the palace with full enthusiasim, marvelled at the battle outfits the warriors wore, their weapons, their lifestyles as kings, queens, eunachs, and maids... and most importantly their architecture, from their configuration of spaces to the structures of the roofs. Apparently, Da Chang Jin was filmed in this palace, together with many other korean serials. maybe. within the first 5 min of entering the palace, we were in cam-whore mode. ill just let the photos do the talking...

cam-whoring when were lost...

we finally found the place!! YIPPEE!!

omg i love this pic.. its like we are filming for a taiwan drama serial

We didnt finish with the cam whoring when we were chased out of the palace.

then it was dinner time. a time we look forward to and dread at the same time. somehow we got conned by emily to have KFC for dinner coz... i also dont know why. it was pathetic. four of us had to share a drumstick. coz it wasnt feeling enough. hahaha. that was really a scene not to be forgotten.


On our way back, looking out of the window of the 1600won ride home, i thought the money spent was well worth it. we succeeded in travelling around a country we have no knowledge of in place and language. not to mention we(me) were poor as beggers. we are so smart! and capable! and independent! and fun! no wonder i have so many friends! yay!



-the evil fish

What-Ever la

hi,

Okie this is damn stupid. i never really blog.

i mean why do people blog in the first place? it sounds like blogging are for people who have no friends to contact nor go out with. Or the other hand people who have too many friends untill they cannot even properly arrange their own time. Vanessa this is aimed at you. hahahahaha anyway u are a GOOd friend.

Erm okie lets get down to business. erm sometimes People who blog are like telling the whole world where they went to and often but not always, the glamorous life they have or others envy, for some i believe its an expression of their Alter EGO. like i have friends who treats their blogs like a( Places i have been to score Card) this is me in New York... Paris blah blah...../ or a parties i have been to. Me at Armani Launch ( which happened a few weekends ago by the way.) or a snapshot with some celebrity...and some even display their coveted branded items like Hermes Birkin or a Balencagia. LAME. i mean whatever, its like i wan to tell the whole world abt my life but i dun wan to tell people directly in the face kind of thing? Get a life.

Then there are some who see it as an extension like erm for Eg.
CS: Hey Van, how have u been
VAn: Just READ my Blog Thanks bye.have a nice day. i am busy.

Like Okie .... just read your blog. Friends dun even go out anymore. and the pha sehness of online friends.? Whatever Lar!!!!!

and then there are people who will unleash their inner dark side of a voyeur. yeeyer ..... and for the bloggers... some of them really enjoy it!!!! like OMGAwd.... its like a case of Coffee Bean and Starbucks. I mean who really enjoys a cup of coffee that cost like $6 to $7 dollars? its just a place to SEE and BE SEEN. and i knw beautiful People... who purposely walks in front of coffee joints and have that " i dun care i am beautiful u are UGLY. "

Oh and then there is this group of bloggers who are like ...erm i dunno how to describe. why ? because they love bitchin so much that that they extend it to digital form. Their Entire Blog is abt bitchin ...!!! and in some cases slander. i mean i have been ard people who bitch the whole day abt a certain matter and then they excitedly ask u to read their blogs which i always politely oblige. and what is it again ?


And you guys thought it is abt Korea. nope its about all of the ABOVE.
So ....... Stay tuned for the Glamorous Beautiful Bitchy life of the Stupid Pork.... with the EVIL FISH.
you give me your time, i give u a quality blog.

i will answer anyone


who wants to ask why evil fish is called the EVIL Fish in the first place.. hahahahahaahaha

the Gyeonggido Museum of Art 23rd July 2007

Regards,
GBB stupid Pork

i think my boss is mad

hey ppl!!! finally we got settled down enough to start a blog!!

Korea is fun! the korean exchange students that came over to NUS brought us around and help us bridge the language barrier. i just think they are great!! so, the first few days were looking around and travelling around and eating around.... im lazy to write where we went lah. i got time then put the photos up.

anyway, korean stuff are pricey! their standard of living is actually higher than ours. i dont know why... i seriously, seriously think they are not as affluent as us. but after a cup of starbucks cost 8bucks, i know im in deep shit.

so, we have started working in this company called SPACE. Apparently one of the best in korea and probably the biggest... hmm i dont know whether they equate big = one of the best.. i sure hope not. all 6 of us got posted to different studios. and i got the urban design studio. we start work at 9 and end at 6. its bad enough that we have to travel 2 hrs to work, its worse that it cost 3 bucks per ride on the subway whats worst is that we have to stand throughout that bloody 2 hrs. oh well, what to do i lead a hard life...

Apparently in Korea, nobody but u speak english. for the first few times, when they commute to each other in korean, i try to act interested. after awhile its just tiring, then it becomes boring and to entertain myself, i try to decipher what they were saying....

my boss was chatting over lunch to our team of designers, and as usual he was using korean. not caring about whether i understand or not... (his english suck anyway, i would never be able to understand even if he uses english) and he did some weird actions, a whipping action, and some hammering action, and somehow i got the idea that he was talking about whipping a dog and digging out its brains to eat (koreans eat dog meat on a certain festival day they call chung puk because it helps cool the body temperature in the hottest summer days.)

Anyway when i asked the other korean intern what was the boss talking about, she said that the boss was talking about being naughty when he was young and his parents has to tie him around the neck to a column so he cannot run away... hmm at least i got the dog part correct.

on my way home, my other boss called me and talked in some weird english... i think he was mad. firstly, coz he called me when he doest know how to speak english. secondly, he started shouting and laughing, incoherently and insanely. thirdly, he said he misses me. i barely met him for an hour. somehow im kinda afraid to go to work tomorrow.

well i hope things would turn out fine tmr... maybe someone would speak to me in proper english.

im fine and having fun. yay...

hope you guys back there are well and good.

take care

yah, and im going broke soon. so please send money.

seok kheong coseng emily young miaoling tiffany me and harvey. Han River. 22july2007

-the evil fish